Friends, I need your help.
November is due soon, and with it the L'Arc 2011 Fanbook Project deadline. I have spent many months procrastinating planning my entry and have now finally come up with an idea. It is a bit cheesy and lame in its attempted wittiness and still needs to be worked on, which is where I need your opinions.
Basically, I'm thinking of writing something along the lines of "Thank you for being the treasure at the end of my rainbow" and drawing something to accompany it.
With the help of nejisiili, I have confirmed that the legend of a treasure at the end of a rainbow is known in Japan, so I don't have to worry about that. But I do have to worry about phrasing the sentence. This far I have come up with three possibilities:
Thank you for being the treasure at the end of my rainbow.
I like this one the most, but I think it might be a bit too personal. Individualism isn't held in big value in Japan so saying "my rainbow" might seem a bit rude and I might come off as an obsessive fangirl with the band existing only for me, and that definitely isn't the message I want to convey.
Thank you for being the treasure at the end of the rainbow.
This one is more neutral than the previous one but as the band's name translates as "The Rainbow", the sentence would end up being somewhat pointless and it doesn't show how much the band means to me.
Thank you for being my greatest treasure at the end of the rainbow. (Thanks to mrsgmsc)
This combines both of the previous ones but it's longer and more complicated and could thus be too difficult for the guys and it doesn't feel as powerful as the two previous ones.
Besides the text, there is also the problem of what the heck am I supposed to draw. Once again, I have three possibilities. The common nominator for all of them is that there will of course be a rainbow leading to something.
The easiest would be the L' logo. But wouldn't that be a bit boring?
Staying more true to the legend, I could draw a treasure chest filled with gold. But that could be too materialistic which wouldn't fit because if anything the band is robbing me of my money the joy the band gives me is sentimental in the end.
Then of course, I could draw chibi versions of the members or something. But I don't want to do that for various reasons.
So what do you think I should do?
I know that thinking about this is rather pointless, especially with the text because I'm sure the band wouldn't even notice the small nuances with their Engrish skills. But I worry hopelessly about things concerning L'Arc. XD;
Not posting this to the 2011europefans because I'm still paranoid and don't want people to steal my idea, even one as stupid as this.
Basically, I'm thinking of writing something along the lines of "Thank you for being the treasure at the end of my rainbow" and drawing something to accompany it.
With the help of nejisiili, I have confirmed that the legend of a treasure at the end of a rainbow is known in Japan, so I don't have to worry about that. But I do have to worry about phrasing the sentence. This far I have come up with three possibilities:
Thank you for being the treasure at the end of my rainbow.
I like this one the most, but I think it might be a bit too personal. Individualism isn't held in big value in Japan so saying "my rainbow" might seem a bit rude and I might come off as an obsessive fangirl with the band existing only for me, and that definitely isn't the message I want to convey.
Thank you for being the treasure at the end of the rainbow.
This one is more neutral than the previous one but as the band's name translates as "The Rainbow", the sentence would end up being somewhat pointless and it doesn't show how much the band means to me.
Thank you for being my greatest treasure at the end of the rainbow. (Thanks to mrsgmsc)
This combines both of the previous ones but it's longer and more complicated and could thus be too difficult for the guys and it doesn't feel as powerful as the two previous ones.
Besides the text, there is also the problem of what the heck am I supposed to draw. Once again, I have three possibilities. The common nominator for all of them is that there will of course be a rainbow leading to something.
The easiest would be the L' logo. But wouldn't that be a bit boring?
Staying more true to the legend, I could draw a treasure chest filled with gold. But that could be too materialistic which wouldn't fit because if anything the band is robbing me of my money the joy the band gives me is sentimental in the end.
Then of course, I could draw chibi versions of the members or something. But I don't want to do that for various reasons.
So what do you think I should do?
I know that thinking about this is rather pointless, especially with the text because I'm sure the band wouldn't even notice the small nuances with their Engrish skills. But I worry hopelessly about things concerning L'Arc. XD;
Not posting this to the 2011europefans because I'm still paranoid and don't want people to steal my idea, even one as stupid as this.